WARSAW, POLAND - 03 May 1791 - Adoption of the Polish-Lithuanian Constitution of May 3, 1791. The painting depicts King Stanislaus Augustus (left with

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WARSAW, POLAND - 03 May 1791 - Adoption of the Polish-Lithuanian Constitution of May 3, 1791. The painting depicts King Stanislaus Augustus (left with arms outstretched) together with members of the Grand Sejm and inhabitants of Warsaw entering St John’s Cathedral in order to swear-in the new national constitution (held up by Stanisław Małachowski centre) just after it had been adopted by the Grand Sejm in the Royal Castle visible in the background. The 3rd May Constitution was the first written national constitution in Europe, and the world’s second, after the US constitution. The May 3rd Constitution was adopted by the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on May 3, 1791. Oil on canvas by Jan Matejko ainted in 1891 - Image: Geopix

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Size: 6000px × 3323px
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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